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Jack Thompson Will Be Featured In BBC Film 'Grand Theft Auto'

Posted by Soulskill on from the enjoy-your-legacy-buddy dept.

New submitter requerdanos writes: Former attorney and professional troll Jack Thompson is set to become a major motion picture figure, played by Bill Paxton, in the upcoming film Grand Theft Auto. According to Cinema Blend, "Paxton is in line to play Jack Thompson. A Miami lawyer, Thompson came into the public eye by frequently blasting Grand Theft Auto, creator Rockstar Games, and video game violence in general. Before that, he was known for attacking media companies who promoted both hip hop and sex. In 2008, allegations of professional misconduct, including harassment, defamation, intimidation, and false statements led to Thompson being disbarred."

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  1. Re:We lucked out by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Let's all remember the good old days when people laughed at censors from the radical right.

    These days everybody either cowers from the censors from the radical left (developers) or cheers them on (media). It's apparently the progressive thing to do to dress old bullshit in new gowns.

  2. Re:Can't wait! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here's your obligatory: "Whoosh".

    I'll explain the joke: people seem to get confused between Bill Pullman and Bill Paxton. (And apparently so did you; Paxton was NOT in Independence Day.)

    The OP wrote Bill Paxton, and given the length of the post, I assume the mistake was intentional. The standard response is, of course, that "Bill Pullman was in Independence Day, not Bill Paxton". The poster you quoted then took the standard response and twisted it around by correctly naming an actor other than Pullman who was in Independence Day.

    It's of course no longer funny since I had to explain it, but it seemed necessary.